Aviation accidents in 1976

The NTSB database holds 4,367 accidents and incidents in 1976, recorded between 1976. 737 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,467 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,830 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Cessna 172 and Piper PA-28.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Unknown/Not Reported.

4,367 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,367

Records

737

Fatal

1,467

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1976

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 4,367 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 385 Cessna 172 301 Piper PA-28 294 Cessna 182 161 Piper PA-22 91 Cessna 180 85

Where these happened

United States 4,317 Mexico 20 Unknown/Not Reported 10 Other-Foreign Countries 8 Other-International Waters 2 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 2

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 9 Murrayair, Ltd. 7 Evergreen Heli 7 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 6 American Airlines, Inc. 6 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 6

Phase of flight

Landing 1,830

In Flight 1,523

Takeoff 806

Taxi 157

Static 36

Nearby years

All

1973 4,451 1974 4,628 1975 4,463 1977 4,469 1978 4,698 1979 4,210

All 4,367 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
4 Apr 1976	Breezy N15S	Sonoma, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Apr 1976	Cessna 182L N42575	Feather Falls, California, United States no coordinates	Chico Aviation	Fatal	1
3 Apr 1976	Cessna 177 N2894X	New Iberia, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Evangeline Fly	Fatal	1
3 Apr 1976	Cessna 150 N63383	New Iberia, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Paul Fournet A	Fatal	1
31 Mar 1976	Callair A-9 N8281H	Tekoa, Washington, United States no coordinates	Davenport Dust	Fatal	1
31 Mar 1976	Piper PA-28R N55919	Blue Mound, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Corporate Flig	Fatal	1
31 Mar 1976	Mooney M20C N78979	Blue Mound, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Mar 1976	Piper PA-22 N9734D	Sperryville, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Mar 1976	Bellanca 14-19 N7668B	Ludlow, Vermont, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Mar 1976	Piper J3C N30295	Reed, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Mar 1976	Maule M-4 N40624	Pittsburg, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Mar 1976	Cessna 188C N4451Q	Lemoore, California, United States no coordinates	Thomas C.colli	Fatal	1
26 Mar 1976	Let-Np-K L-13 N94612	Canyon Lake, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Mar 1976	Piper PA-28 N6901W	Franklin, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Mar 1976	Bellanca 14-13 N74446	Franklin, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Mar 1976	Piper PA-24 N9003T	Grand Junction, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Mar 1976	Piper PA-18A N3881P	Alexander, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Mar 1976	Piper PA-22 N9665D	Anna, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Mar 1976	Cessna 210D N3988Y	Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Mar 1976	Piper PA-28 N1296T	Ballinger, Texas, United States no coordinates	Winters Flying	Fatal	1
20 Mar 1976	Cessna 182H N2300X	Gimlet, Idaho, United States no coordinates	GEM State Avia	Fatal	1
20 Mar 1976	Cessna 337C N1234U	Government Cmp, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Central East I	Fatal	1
18 Mar 1976	Cessna 182J N2923F	Gila Bend, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Mar 1976	Grumman G-164A N7980	Bakersfield, California, United States no coordinates	Garriott Crop	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1976	Cessna 172L N4368Q	Accident, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Condor Aero CL	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1976	Cessna 172 N5928R	Marksville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Gene Broadwell	Fatal	1
11 Mar 1976	Piper PA-28R N33767	Boswell, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Voth Enterpris	Fatal	1
11 Mar 1976	Cessna 337 N7CF	Carefree, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Carefree Air S	Fatal	1
10 Mar 1976	Cessna 310Q N4173Q	Mattoon, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Mar 1976	Beechcraft C23 N2162W	Owensboro, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Metro Beechcra	Fatal	1
7 Mar 1976	Beechcraft P35 N95934	Banning, California, United States no coordinates	Newport Air AS	Fatal	1
7 Mar 1976	Bensen B8M N21CF	Holtville, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Mar 1976	Smith MINI N10G	Lexington Park, Maryland, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Mar 1976	Aero Comdr 560E N3842C	Reading, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Mar 1976	Cessna 337A N6346F	Greenville, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Tampa Downs AI	Fatal	1
2 Mar 1976	Piper PA-22 N2341A	Liberty, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Mar 1976	Beechcraft E18S N386	Burlington, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Burlington Air	Fatal	1
29 Feb 1976	Aeronca 7AC N1911E	Griffin, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Feb 1976	Cessna 150 N19165	Frackville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Aero-Venture	Fatal	1
22 Feb 1976	Globe GC-1B N3851K	Hesperia, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Feb 1976	Piper PA-18A N7399D	Willard, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Feb 1976	Champion 7GCBC N9010L	Delta, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Mesa Aero Club	Fatal	1
20 Feb 1976	Piper PA-24 N6396P	Mena, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Feb 1976	Piper PA-32 N3947W	Cable, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Feb 1976	Cessna 150 N3504V	Madison, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	North Jackson	Fatal	1
19 Feb 1976	Piper PA-32 N7721J	Waco, Texas, United States no coordinates	Tricon Airline	Fatal	1
19 Feb 1976	Piper PA-24 N6255P	Punta Gorda, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Feb 1976	Mitsubishi MU2B20 N531MA	Argyle, New York, United States no coordinates	Chemical Fabri	Fatal	1
18 Feb 1976	Piper PA-18A N6970D	Summerdale, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	McCords Aerial	Fatal	1
17 Feb 1976	Cessna 150G N3474J	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Gleason Romans	Fatal	1